Managing intangible cultural heritage in the context of tourism: Chinese officials’ perspectives

Su, Junjie

doi:10.1080/14766825.2019.1604720

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“…This shows that there is an inverted-U-shaped relationship between the tenure of local leaders and tourism development, which verifies hypothesis 1 of this study. Although previous studies have touched on the effect of the local officials on tourism development (Kapera 2018;Luo and Bao 2019;Qin, Wall, and Liu 2011;Su 2020), we further provide empirical evidence of the association between the tenure of local leaders and tourism development. The tenure of the local leaders may affect their promotion incentives, thus affecting the behavior of the local leaders.…”

Section: Effects Of Local Leaders' Tenure On Tourism Developmentmentioning

confidence: 73%

“…Kubickova and Campbell (2020) interviewed the government representatives in Honduras and found that it is necessary for governments to actively manage destinations especially in developing countries such as Honduras. Su (2020) studied the perspectives of officials from national to local levels in regard to the relationship between protection and commercialization of the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in Lijiang, a popular heritage tourism area in China. The study shows that although national ICH policy exerts profound effect in a top–down manner, any differences between the written policy and its implementation are mediated by the middle- and lower-level officials.…”

Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Hypothesismentioning

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Local Leaders and Tourism Development: A Case Study in China

Deng

Zhao

2021

Journal of Travel Research

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As the main stakeholders and promoters, local governments are playing an increasingly significant role in local tourism development. However, up to now, little attention has been given to the effect of characteristics of local government leaders on tourism development. Based on a unique city leader–linked data set of 30 typical tourism-dependent cities for the period 2005–2018, this study explores the effect of the tenure and the personal characteristics of local leaders on tourism development. It is found that there is an inverted-U-shaped relationship between the tenure of the local leaders and tourism development. Moreover, compared with the local leaders without work experience in tourism sectors, the local leaders with work experience in tourism sectors have more advantages in boosting tourism development.

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Section: Effects Of Local Leaders' Tenure On Tourism Developmentmentioning

confidence: 73%

Section: Literature Review and Theoretical Hypothesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Leaders and Tourism Development: A Case Study in China

Deng

Zhao

2021

Journal of Travel Research

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“…Authenticity characterizes instead a culture that is stuck in time, which is a recurrent marketing discourse for the Sámi as well (de Bernardi 2019). Even in the context of the management of World Heritage Sites, authenticity is understood in different ways by different levels of government: from more objective and preservationrelated at higher levels of government and more subjective and constructivist at lower levels of government (Su 2019). Similar results have been discussed by Chhabra (2008) regarding museum curators and the importance given to essentialist dimensions of authenticity, while at the same time 'delivering messages in constructivist settings' (Chhabra 2008, 442).…”

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A critical realist appraisal of authenticity in tourism: the case of the Sámi

Bernardi

2019

Journal of Critical Realism

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This article explores the critical realist conceptualization of authenticity through its development in tourism, especially in relation to indigenous Sámi culture. Authenticity is discussed through the often relativistic perspectives surrounding it. This paper proposes a middle ground between objective and existential views; it considers authenticity to be a compromise, and it focuses on both universal components (present in all Sámi people in the tourism context) as well as mediated components (such as characteristics differently influenced by geo-history). The role of cultural tourism labels is also discussed. The overlying objective is to conceptualize authenticity so that it produces a positive effect on the tourism operations of Sámi people. Specifically, it argues that the use of certain labels or certifications, based on the concrete universal aspects of Sámi, can be beneficial. If the Sámi themselves are involved in the creation of such labels, they need not betray the objective of respecting Sámi culture.

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“…Writing in the early 1970s, Greenwood pointed out that the commercialization of tourism tends to lead to complex and even acrimonious relationships at the tourist destination site [4]. Sustainable tourism is an important means by which local governments and residents can promote, enrich and protect local cultural heritage [5][6][7]. Therefore, an urgent task that facilitates the development of intangible cultural heritage as a sustainable tourism resource has been strongly advised [8].…”

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Evaluating the Authenticity of Naxi Music in Three Stages from the Perspective of Naxi Musicians: An Application of Lacan’s Mirror Stage Theory

Zhou

2021

Sustainability

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How do people evaluate the transformation of a local music scene under tourism? Using Jacques Lacan’s mirror stage theory, Manuel Castells’ identity theory and Erik Cohen’s authentication theory, we build a framework to judge the authenticity of Naxi music in Lijiang, China, based on interviews, literature analysis and performance analysis. The conclusions are as follows. First, there are significant differences in authenticity among the three stages of Naxi music, as defined by Lacan’s theory. Second, we modify Erik Cohen’s authentication concept from the perspective of Lacan and read the spirit of persistence and innovation as “hot” authentication in the postmirror stage. Naxi musicians have clear project identity, as defined by Manuel Castells. Project identity means that they do not follow the mirror image of tourists blindly and pay attention to music and their own development. This research contributes to the sustainable development of intangible cultural heritage in tourism.

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Managing intangible cultural heritage in the context of tourism: Chinese officials’ perspectives

Cited by 35 publications

References 35 publications

Local Leaders and Tourism Development: A Case Study in China

Local Leaders and Tourism Development: A Case Study in China

A critical realist appraisal of authenticity in tourism: the case of the Sámi

Evaluating the Authenticity of Naxi Music in Three Stages from the Perspective of Naxi Musicians: An Application of Lacan’s Mirror Stage Theory

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